[http://www.conservation-wiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page AIC Conservation Catalogs Collaborative Knowledge Base] The AIC Conservation Catalogs are a compendium of working knowledge on materials and techniques used to preserve and treat works of art and historic artifacts, including books and works on paper.

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[http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=999 Conservation OnLine (CoOL): Resources for Conservation Professionals] CoOL, formerly a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, is now in its new home at the AIC (American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works).

[http://www.netnebraska.org/extras/treasures/index.htm "Saving Nebraska’s Treasures"] is an IMLS-funded resource that runs the preservation gamut from metals to leather to paper. Based on an NET Television program featuring professionals from the Nebraska State Historical Society's Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center and the State Library Commission, this site provides practical and effective methods to help ensure that artifacts, photographs, and documents will survive into the future. There are handouts, instructional videos, and links to other helpful websites.

Librarians need to be concerned with two main types of binding process:

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* "Edition" or publishers' bindings, or those that are applied as part of the book production process.

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* "Library binding," or the hardcover binding of serials and paperback books prior to library use.

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For an overview of other bindings that may be in a library, see [http://welboundtimes.blogspot.com/2006/11/werner-rebsamen-on-binding-methods.html Werner Rebsamen On Binding Methods], and for a schematic of a typical hardbound book, see [http://www.ferdinando.org.uk/book_binding.htm this illustration.]

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[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/resources/preserv/binderselct.cfm Resources for Selecting and Working with a Library Binder,] prepared by Shannon Zachary, for “To Bind or Not to Bind," (June 16, 2001) 2001 ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco.

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====Library Bindings====

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[http://www.niso.org/kst/reports/standards/kfile_download?id%3Austring%3Aiso-8859-1=Z39-78.pdf&pt=RkGKiXzW643YeUaYUqZ1BFwDhIG4-24RJbcZBWg8uE4vWdpZsJDs4RjLz0t90_d5_ymGsj_IKVa86hjP37r_hKQ00ioOP35WRePQ8DWB1GN4YEEsucsnHcBs2iBCT2Yc Library Binding] (PDF, 172.04KB), An American National Standard developed by the National Information Standards Organization and the [http://www.lbibinders.org Library Binding Institute,] Approved December 14, 1999 by the American National Standards Institute. The technical specifications and materials specifications for first-time hardcover binding of serials publications and paperbound books for library use, and rebinding of hardcover books and serials intended for library use.

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Paul Parisi. [http://data.memberclicks.com/site/hbi/Presentation-QualityIsNoAccident.ppt "Quality is No Accident A Review of Binding Standards from 1923 to 2003."] (PowerPoint, 6.38MB)

[http://boingboing.net/2013/01/09/soundofsilence.html The Sound of Silence in the National Library], by Glenn Fleishman, January 9, 2012. Reflections on the author's visit to the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.

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===Leather Bookbindings===

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[http://www.kb.nl/cons/leather/index-en.html ''Guidelines for the conservation of leather and parchment bookbindings''] A translated and revised edition of the ''Richtlijnen voor de conservering van leren en perkamenten boekbanden'' issued by the

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek and the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science (Netherlands), 1995.

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====Mold====

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===Microfilming===

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For library materials affected by mold, discarding the materials may be the best course of action. See [http://www.solinet.net/preservation/leaflets/leaflets_templ.cfm?doc_id=122 Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore], a SOLINET (Southeastern Library Network) Preservation Leaflet, for specific information.

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[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/pubs/mfmg/ Guidelines for Microfilming Public Records] From the Missouri State Archives.

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[http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFTIPS.HTM Tips for Salvaging Water Damaged Valuables], from Heritage Preservation, a network of organizations concerned with preserving our heritage.

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For general tips on how to clean up damage to library materials caused by mold, please see the resources noted on [http://www.ala.org/library/fact10.html ALA Library Fact Sheet Number 10 - Disaster Resources: A Selected Annotated Bibliography].

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See particularly [http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFTIPS.HTM Tips for Salvaging Water Damaged Valuables], from Heritage Preservation, a network of organizations concerned with preserving our heritage.

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[http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/ Conservation OnLine (CoOL): Resources for Conservation Professionals] CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.

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For library materials affected by mold, discarding the materials may be the best course of action. See [http://www.lyrasis.org/Products%20and%20Services/Digital%20and%20Preservation%20Services/Resources%20and%20Publications/Invasion%20of%20the%20Giant%20Mold%20Spore.aspx Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore], a LYRASIS (formerly SOLINET/Southeastern Library Network) Preservation Leaflet, for specific information.

If you do decide to keep the books, seek out [http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=495&parentID=472 a conservator] to help restore the materials.

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[http://www.dplan.org/ dPlan: The Online Disaster-Planning Tool]

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In addition, unless the mold is the result of a one time event (such as a flood), it will be necessary to seek out the source of the mold. This may include cleaning HVAC ducts. See the EPA's [http://www.epa.gov/mold/mold_remediation.html Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings.]

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dPlan is a free Web-based fill-in-the-blank program for writing institutional disaster plans. It was created, tested, and refined by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.

Also see [http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments (2008)] from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene EODE (Environmental & Occupational Disease Epidemiology).

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===Water Damage===

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[http://www.heritagepreservation.org/programs/TFTIPS.HTM Tips for Salvaging Water Damaged Valuables], from Heritage Preservation, a network of organizations concerned with preserving our heritage.

"Saving Nebraska’s Treasures" is an IMLS-funded resource that runs the preservation gamut from metals to leather to paper. Based on an NET Television program featuring professionals from the Nebraska State Historical Society's Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center and the State Library Commission, this site provides practical and effective methods to help ensure that artifacts, photographs, and documents will survive into the future. There are handouts, instructional videos, and links to other helpful websites.

Library Bindings

Library Binding (PDF, 172.04KB), An American National Standard developed by the National Information Standards Organization and the Library Binding Institute, Approved December 14, 1999 by the American National Standards Institute. The technical specifications and materials specifications for first-time hardcover binding of serials publications and paperbound books for library use, and rebinding of hardcover books and serials intended for library use.

Book Arts (such as repair)

Collection Physical Condition Assessment

Preservation Survey Tool for Audio and Moving Image Collections The Preservation Survey Tool for Audio and Moving Image
Collections and the accompanying instruction manual have been developed by the Columbia University Libraries’ Preservation and Digital Conversion Division with funding provided by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation.
This survey tool is designed for use by librarians and archivists who
are not media experts. It provides a mechanism to develop preservation
priorities by recording quantities and types of audio and moving image
materials, documenting the physical condition of the media and their
housings, collecting information about existing levels of intellectual
control and intellectual property rights, and evaluating their potential
research value. Technical terminology is based on that used by the Audio Engineering
Society, Association of Moving Image Archivists, and other relevant
organizations. Survey-wide and collection-specific reports can be generated, as well as
lists of collections ranked by research importance and degree of
physical damage, and lists of the different media.

For library materials affected by mold, discarding the materials may be the best course of action. See Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore, a LYRASIS (formerly SOLINET/Southeastern Library Network) Preservation Leaflet, for specific information.

If you do decide to keep the books, seek out a conservator to help restore the materials.